Father of Jonathan Burke rides Teuchters Glory to victory in Good Luck To All Irish Runners In Cheltenham race
Burke – who is the father of top professional rider Jonathan Burke and will now head to Cheltenham to support his son at the festival – believes this will go down as one of his greatest achievements within racing.“I lost weight and it was a mad notion I took to come back. My knees gave me trouble all along but got both replaced, although it took me ages to get back right. I ride out four or five horses every day and was 66 last Monday.
“I previously rode 38 point to point winners and 17 on the racecourse and actually lost my 7lb and 5lb claims in the past, before the numbers went back up. My last point to point winners were in 1991. ” He added: “He [Teuchters Glory] is a fair horse but has been hard to keep right. We decided to come back for a bumper as I wanted to keep him as a novice for next season.
“This is very high on my career achievements and is up there with winning the Galway Plate [as a trainer].
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